A bakery worker used a five-inch kitchen knife to stab a colleague to death in a car park, a jury heard yesterday. Shahid Rehman, 29, of Grimsbury Green, Banbury, is accused of murdering Imran Shah, 23, at the town's Fine Lady bakery in Southam Road
A school caretaker launched a "sadistic" letter bombing campaign using nails, broken glass and party poppers, Oxford Crown Court heard yesterday. Miles Cooper, 27, appeared at court accused of posting seven home-made devices which injured five people
The Princess Royal will be the guest of honour at a Citizenship ceremony at County Hall on Friday, October 12. About 30 foreign nationals have British Citizenship conferred on them each week at County Hall after swearing allegiance to the Queen. The
Two of Oxfordshire's best known authors have thrown their weight behind the Save Radley Lakes campaign. Colin Dexter, creator of Inspector Morse, and Paul Gustafson, author of children's book Eggbert's Adventures, have lent their support to the campaign
Aladdin may have had three wishes, but scores of youngsters who turned up at Oxford Playhouse wanted just one - to star in this year's Christmas pantomime. A talent search was held at the Beaumont Street theatre, which opened its doors to nearly a hundred
MOTORISTS were pulled over today at the start of a major survey into congestion problems in Oxfordshire. Over the next three weeks, census checks will be made on busy routes across the county in a bid to paint an accurate picture of travel in the county
Oxford's two main bus companies have been shortlisted for honours in the prestigious UK Bus Awards.o The rival companies go head-to-head in the showpiece Express Coach Operator of the Year category, the Oxford Bus Company for its Airline service from
JUST my luck. Georgia and I are getting married on Friday. Yesterday, I did a hands-and-face plant on to the Tarmac, and bear the scabs to prove it. I am, in retrospect, extremely lucky not to have fractured my jaw or limbs. The kind people who scraped
The sight of marching soldiers brought Didcot to a standstill when the town honoured its finest during a special parade. The one-off ceremony marked 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps receiving the Freedom of Didcot.
The prospect of an autumn General Election was raised today as Oxford East MP Andrew Smith said he would be "happy" to go the polls within weeks. A survey of more than 30 Labour MPs, published in The Guardian, found support for an early poll in Oxford
Carbon footprint, Wags and yummy mummy are among a selection of new words to be included in the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. The five-yearly revision has also seen the introduction of 2,500 new words, including one of the nation's
Businesses in Wallingford suffered a double blow with the closure of the post office and the disruption caused by Royal Mail strike action. Now businessman Paul Sutton is appealing for local people and visitors not to neglect the St Martin's and St
Pirates are once again land-lubbers after a five-day fundraising voyage on the high seas - of the River Thames. Four nursing staff from the Nuffield Orthopedic Hospital sailed the choppy waters on a narrowboat dressed as characters from the blockbuster
Parents and children worked together to create a warm welcome to an Oxford school. A group of 20 mums and dads joined staff and pupils at Orchard Meadow Primary School to create a huge mosaic above the school's entrance in Wesley Close, Blackbird Leys
Deddington farmers market, which was set up to help local producers affected by the 2000/2001 outbreak of foot-and- mouth disease, celebrated its sixth anniversary on Saturday with a visit from Hugo Brunner, the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Mr Brunner
A refuse truck driver has been charged in relation to the death of a cyclist in Oxford. Student Tsz Fok, 22, died in April after a collision with a lorry while on his bike at the junction of Broad Street and Parks Road Trevor Ashworth, 31, of Meadow
PUPILS at Abingdon School spent a day "trashing" the curriculum - collecting rubbish as part of a 24-hour project. A mountain of waste was dumped outside the school theatre to show people the amount of garbage that is generated in a single day. Boys
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Oxford is becoming a city of ugly signposts. Because of the recent crackdown on cycling in the pedestrian zone, we now have a number of very obtrusive and unattractive new signs in Queen Street and Cornmarket Street. One of these ugly new signs is
The campaign by the Communication Workers' Union to keep the Oxford Mail Centre open is already being led in an innovative manner, winning large sections of public opinion to our cause. The branch has harnessed the support of Oxford East MP Andrew Smith
(behind/beside the Westgate Centre, beside the Thirst Lodge Bar). www.stebbes.org.uk Ironically, on Saturday afternoon I'd sat down with a copy of Richard Dawkin's latest book 'The God Delusion', confident it would answer all my gnawing doubts about
Children celebrated the opening of a new play area in Oxford as scores of others across the city remained under threat. While community organisations and mother-and-toddler groups have been told to seek charity funding totalling £3m to help refurbish
Former teenage tearaway Roxy Cullen has taken her first steps on the road to responsibility by becoming the manager of an Oxford bar. The 19-year-old former Wheatley Park pupil, whose early teenage years was fuelled by a cocktail of alcohol and drugs
A festival of fire, music and theatre is being planned in Bicester to mark the end of Oxfordshire's millennium celebrations. The event will feature a procession of youngsters carrying lanterns through the town to a fiery display charting Bicester's
A MAN has been charged with careless driving following the death of a cyclist in Oxford. Trevor Ashworth, 31, of Meadow Way, Theale, was charged on Friday with driving without due care and attention in Oxford. Police said the charge was in relation
When she turned a year old last month I started making Littl'un's morning Weetabix with cows milk instead of formula. This was fine and she ate it regardless, but when I filled her sippy cup with the cow juice, she wasn't impressed. Gargling, swilling
A successful football team needs a strong backroom staff as well as talented players on the field. And that was certainly the case with Oxford United at the end of the 1961-2 season. The club had collected a host of trophies and was widely acknowledged
A school caretaker launched a letter bombing campaign using explosives made from party poppers, nails and broken glass, a court has heard. Miles Cooper, 27, of Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, has denied eight counts of causing injuries by explosions,
A SCHOOL caretaker launched a letter bombing campaign using explosives made from party poppers, nails and broken glass, a court heard today. Miles Cooper, 27, of Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, has denied eight counts of causing injuries by explosions
BANBURY'S outdoor swimming pool could reopen for the 2009 summer season. The revival of the pool, part of the Woodgreen Leisure Centre, moved a step closer after Cherwell District Council's environment and select committee voted in favour of keeping
BRITAIN'S fastest speeding driver has been jailed for ten weeks for dangerous driving. Timothy Brady, 33, of Earl's Crescent in Harrow, London, was recorded on a police speed gun driving at 172mph on the A420 at Kingston Bagpuize in January, 2007.
Oxford United striker Marvin Robinson (pictured) has joined Cambridge United on a month's loan The target man joined the U's in August 2006. He linked up again with Jim Smith who had given him his league debut in the Premiership as a teenager with Derby
Britain's fastest speeding driver has been jailed for 10 weeks for dangerous driving. Timothy Brady, 33, of Earl's Crescent in Harrow, London, was recorded on a police speed gun driving at 172mph on the A420 at Kingston Bagpuize in January. Oxford
Oxford United goalkeeper Chris Tardif has left the club by mutual consent. The 28-year-old joined United from Portsmouth in the summer of 2004 and has made 61 starts for the club but has become second choice behind Billy Turley in the past 18 months
Britain's fastest speeding driver has been jailed for 10 weeks for dangerous driving. Timothy Brady, 33, of Earl's Crescent in Harrow, London, was recorded on a police speed gun driving at 172mph on the A420 at Kingston Bagpuize in January. Oxford
It was all eyes skywards at this event. An At Home' was being held at Oxford Airport, Kidlington, and this group of would-be aviators were determined not to miss any of the action. Armed with binoculars, they scanned the sky in an attempt to identify
The 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship is entering the finishing straight, with Japan, China and Brazil the concluding destinations on this year's calendar. The BMW Sauber F1 Team goes into the final phase of the season with 90 World Championship
BRACKLEY'S Honda Racing F1 Team makes a welcome return to Japan this week for its second home race of the season, the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix at the Fuji International Speedway, Round 15 of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The Japanese Grand
BRITISH driver Andy Priaulx of BMW Team UK has regained the lead in the FIA World Touring Car Championship by claiming victory in the 18th round of the season at Brands Hatch. In the afternoon race at the 3.703-kilometre track, the 33-year-old took
POLICE today appealed for witnesses to an assault on a motorist on the A34. The victim, a 69-year-old man who was driving a silver Skoda Octavia, was waiting at the traffic lights at the Chieveley roundabout for the A34 and M4, when a red Mercedes
Two accidents during the rush-hour caused delays for drivers during the wet weather this morning. Paramedics were called to the northbound carriageway of the M40 between junction six at Lewknor and junction seven at Milton Common after a four-vehicle
A FORMER warden of a sheltered housing block in Bicester town centre has died, aged 65. Pat Maggs was warden of Bryan House, in Chapel Street, from 1988 to 2006. Mrs Maggs was born in Wales and later lived in London before moving to Bicester during
A POWER cut left more than 160 homes without electricity this morning. Southern Electric engineers are still trying to find out the cause of the power cut, which affected households in Wantage, Stanford in the Vale and West Hendred from 6.30am. The
TWO crashes during the rush-hour caused delays for drivers during the wet weather this morning. Paramedics were called to the northbound carriageway of the M40 between junction six at Lewknor and junction seven at Milton Common after a four-vehicle
A power cut left more than 160 homes without electricity this morning. Southern Electric engineers are still trying to find out the cause of the power cut, which affected households in Wantage, Stanford in the Vale and West Hendred from 6.30am. The
Oxford Cheetahs made sure of second place in the Conference League with a 53-38 win at home to Plymouth Devils last night.last night. Cheetahs took all three points, including the aggregate bonus point, with Danny Betson and Lee Smethills in top form
No tears this time, just sheer elation at a job well done. Tim Henman's final match as a professional ended in the best way possible as he struck the winning shot to take Great Britain's Davis Cup team back into the world's top 16, though what they
Tim Henman said he couldn't have written a better script as he signed off in style at Wimbledon by sending Great Britain's Davis Cup team back into the elite World Group. The 33-year-old, from Oxfordshire, brought the curtain down on an outstanding
A 21-year-old man was due to appear at Oxford Crown Court today charged with causing the death of a cyclist. Robert De ath, of High Street, Waddesdon, was charged with causing the death by dangerous driving of Peter Ryczowski, 52, of Austen Walk, Bicester
THE trial of a man accused of murdering a fellow bakery worker was due to open at Oxford Crown Court today. Shahid Rehman, 29, of Grimsbury Green, Banbury, has denied murdering Imra Shah, 23. Mr Shah died from multiple wounds on November 27 last year
A ROAD safety clampdown in Thame was due to start today with a series of roadside spot-checks on drivers not wearing seatbelts. Road safety experts and Thames Valley Police joined forces to launch the campaign. Those caught will be offered the chance
ORGANISERS of Oxfordshire's best-loved music festival have thanked supporters for making it one of the best ever. More than 5,000 people descended on Steventon, near Didcot, for the tenth anniversary Truck Festival at the weekend. The event was
THAMES Valley Safer Roads Partnership, the organisation responsible for promoting responsible driving in Oxfordshire, has warned motorists to beware of new laws that come into force today. The number of penalty points issued for failing to identify
OXFORD East MP Andrew Smith has written to Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier and Secretary of State John Hutton expressing anger at the proposed closure of the Oxford mail sorting office. And last night, he called the plans a "U-turn" by Royal
OXFORDSHIRE is destined to have a "second class" post service with mail delivered at 2pm if controversial changes to the county's post service go ahead, workers claimed last night. As many as 430 jobs could be lost if the Oxford Mail Centre moves
A MOTORIST who admitted driving a Porsche sports car at 172mph on the A420 in Oxfordshire - the highest speed recorded in the UK - was due to be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court today. Timothy Brady, 33, of Harrow, north west London, was caught driving
THE trial of a 27-year-old primary school caretaker charged with sending letter bombs to addresses across Britain - including two in Oxfordshire - was due to start at Oxford Crown Court today. Miles Cooper, from Cherry Hinton, near Cambridge, appeared
TWO people were taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, with minor injuries after a head-on collision between two cars in Church Lane, Weston-on-the-Green, at 6pm last night.
A MAN needed hospital treatment after a fight in the city centre. The man, who is in his 20s, suffered bruising and a head injury after the fight broke out at Carfax at 3am on Saturday. He was released from the John Radcliffe Hospital last night.
DELAYS are expected today, tomorrow and Wednesday as the latest stage of resurfacing work starts at The Plain roundabout. The roundabout carriageway is being resurfaced, with work due to start at 7am and set to continue until tomorrow. Cars and
OXFORD should be made to resemble the German capital Berlin, the city's Lord Mayor has declared. City councillor John Tanner said he wanted to take a leaf out of our continental cousin's book by pedestrianising Broad Street. And he said the road should
AN OXFORDSHIRE soldier and father-to-be has died following an accident in Iraq - a day before he was due to leave the country to see his pregnant wife. Sgt Mark Stansfield, 32, of Bicester, died following a forklift truck accident while he carrying
Oxford United captain Barry Quinn says it's time for the players to stand up and be counted. The U's are currently in their lowest league position since the 1950s and, after successive defeats against Aldershot and Histon, they look some way off being
Hamble 2 (Quirke 70, Heddington 82) Kidlington 2 (Meade 2, Deabill 55) NINE-man Kidlington have to do it all again tomorrow night after a thrilling FA Vase 2nd qualifying round clash in Hampshire. Nathan Meade chipped the ball home from 25 yards
Oxford City : 2 Faulkner (29), Gardner (43) Windsor & Eton: 2 Roach (9), O'Connor (89) OXFORD City were held to a 2-2 draw in Saturday's Division 1 South & West encounter. With just a minute left, it seemed City were destined for victory, only
Burnham 3 (Bubb 19, Yarney 39, Bird 78) Abingdon Utd 2 (Curtin 81 pen, Odhiambo 86 pen) LATE penalties from Ryan Curtin and Anaclet Odhiambo proved in vain as they went down to Division 1 South & West leaders Burnham on Saturday. Forced to re-shuffle
Letcombe 2 (Roberts 8, Webb 76) Headington 0 LETCOMBE moved up to fourth in the Hellenic Division 1 West table with a comfortable success. Paul Roberts headed in Richard Claydon's corner for the opener and Sean Webb sealed victory with 14 minutes
North Leigh 2 (Futcher pens 60, 90) Flackwell Heath 3 (Cannon 47, Ramsey 70, 81) NORTH Leigh's unbeaten home run came to an end on Saturday in the Hellenic Premier Division. Defensive lapses cost the west Oxfordshire side dear as the visitors
Banbury Utd 1 (Blossom 90) Bedford Town 2 (Woolf 45, Draycott 57) BANBURY United's disastrous start to the season continued with an inept performance at the Spencer Stadium in the Premier Division on Saturday. Bedford took the lead on the stroke
A MOTHER-OF-TWO was blooming with pride after being picked to design the flowers for the X Factor. Witney florist Kim Wessely was called by managers at the Heythrop Park Hotel, near Chipping Norton, asking her to decorate the mansion for the filming
WOODSTOCK is gearing up for its third literary festival after last year's event attracted thousands of visitors to the town. This year's Woodstock Celebrates Books takes place over three days, from Friday, October 12, and organisers are hoping it
COLIN Brooks, of Cromwell Way, Kidlington, won the prize for the best kept garden in the Kidlington in Bloom competition. Mr and Mrs A Didcock, of Oxford Road, were judged as the best first time entry. Edward Feild School won the schools' award,
A SPECTACULAR, star-studded Big Top Ball raised more than £155,000 for an Oxford hospice. The ball, which featured celebrities including Rob Brydon, Brian Conley and Jeremy Clarkson, was not only raising funds for Helen and Douglas House, in Magdalen
AN OPEN day to mark the 75th anniversary of Gosford Hill School, due to take place this month, has been postponed due to a delay with building work. It will now be held next spring.
A CASINO night in the best James Bond tradition will raise money for the British Red Cross. The event, on September 29, will be a Bond-themed evening with roulette, blackjack, Vegas-style dancing girls, and local opera diva Heather Whitworth. With
An Oxfordshire soldier and father-to-be has died following an accident in Iraq - a day before he was due to leave the war-torn country to see his pregnant wife. Sgt Mark Stansfield, 32, of Bicester, died following a forklift truck accident while he carrying
Oxford should be made to resemble the German capital Berlin, the city's Lord Mayor has declared. City councillor John Tanner said he wanted to take a leaf out of our continental cousin's book by pedestrianising Broad Street. And he said the road should
Oxfordshire is destined to have a "second class" post service with mail delivered at 2pm if controversial changes to the county's post service go ahead, workers claimed last night. As many as 430 jobs could be lost if the Oxford Mail Centre moves to
